Robotic milking

[jockthethistle]

Agree with chips. Once you find out from experienced robot users how to put cow on hold after milking just go round and teat seal or and dry cow. Best way to do it . PS. someone nip round and show Sid his it's done .. That'll reduce his smugommetre reading. .. best of luck SID .. jtt

 

[Sid]

Agree with chips. Once you find out from experienced robot users how to put cow on hold after milking just go round and teat seal or and dry cow. Best way to do it . PS. someone nip round and show Sid his it's done .. That'll reduce his smugommetre reading. .. best of luck SID .. jtt

I've udder minted cows but not done anything to upset a cow ie jabbed her in the robot. I thought that sealing shouldn't put her off as she will have forgotten about it by the time she calves.
I know how to hold a cow thanks jtt.

 

[pappuller]

How do you robot users tube cows at drying off. Been told not to do anything but milk in the robots but i don't fancy drying off a cow either in a crush or in a s/l yoke with me crouching beside her.

Two parallel gates, one with a cut out, make sure they hold the cow tight and a chain between both gates, makes the job a doddle. Oh and you'll also need a halfords prayer mat!!! Which if you have robots is a must anyway.

 

[Sid]

So the nest chapter, paddock grazing!
So we started with just 1 paddock due to tecnical issues and me not sorting some parts.
On Saturday afternoon we got sort gate 3 working after installing a new card and rewiring the ID curtain. Pushed all the cows through the "diamond" via these gates

and they work like this.

So saturday we pushed all the cows through on a set 6am-6pm paddock A, 6.01pm-5.59am Paddock B.
Sunday morning 6 had gone through by 10am rest were moved up to the sort gates.. Sunday night 12 had gone through by 7pm rest were moved up
Monday morning 15 had gone throguh and in the night 23 had moved up.
At 6.30 5 had been milked on on fresh grass, by 7.20 21 had ben through. I arrived here at 11 am and the last cow was in the robot being milked, all of the rest had been milked and gone through the diamond to paddock A to fresh grass. I must admit i did have concerns but the cows are use to the robots, so it was just the which way to go they needed to learn and they have, I will now after some more digger work, holes in a hedge and fences bring paddock c into play for 8 hour grazing to get the traffic going more.
Huge thanks to Adrian Jose of De Laval, Daw Refrigeration of Newton St Cyres, my partner, kids, mother and father inlaw for baby sitting and helping, and my Dad for all their hardwork and patience with me!

I just wish my Mum could have seen what we have achieved ( i can just about see to type now with tears in my eyes!)

 

[DocPhil001]

mine are getting used to the system now. a b grazing milks coming away up. unsettled them for a bit though.

 

[jockthethistle]

Well done El Sid. I hope the summer works well for you after such a large step. Buried my dad in dec know how you feel. atb. jtt

 

[Chips]

Do you have two sorting gates then from looking at the video, one for cows returning and one for cows exiting ?
I have sadly lost my father now Sid but it was great that he was still around for a good few years post robot, even my Grandfather who only milked cows into churns saw it for a year or two before leaving us , so I get how you feel , Starting to use my Mum now for occasional alarms if they are not too tricky and I'm too far away , she quite enjoys it I think !

 

[Sid]

Do you have two sorting gates then from looking at the video, one for cows returning and one for cows exiting ?

That video is in Ireland at Johnny O'Halons.
I've tried to upload a video but need to post it somewhere else and link it but i haven't got an account.
We do have two gates with 3 exits
One with Milking permission, paddock A or return.
Second with Paddock B , Paddock C or return.
Third is by tge VMS with milking permission or no milking permission ie grazing

 

[Peter]

For those wondering what a robots life span is. This machine is 17 years old. Bought used and being installed with 3 existing machines that are close to the same age.

 

[jockthethistle]

Peter which part of the world are you in. jtt

 

[jockthethistle]

Just checked. Canada. Nearly died there playing rugby 20 years ago .. jtt

 

[Peter]

@jockthethistle

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/flooding-may-5-west-quebec-eastern-ontario-1.4100803

It's kinda wet here this spring. But where I am working is well above the flood waters
last few weeks have welded up milk line for 7 robots on 4 farms.

 

[Peter]

Welding finished for large buffer tank and twin filter setup

 

[jockthethistle]

Peter keep us all updated with progress of robots in your province... jtt

 

[Peter]

One of the guys working for the dealer I am working for said "I stopped counting after he got 20 sold for this year"
Over 30 sold now

 

[jockthethistle]

What are they building in the bottom left of your 7 robots 4 farms photie .. Peter. ta jtt

 

[Peter]

What are they building in the bottom left of your 7 robots 4 farms photie .. Peter. ta jtt

One advantage of farming in mountains. Manure pit lower than barn floor. Standing with my back to the barn looking down the valley.

 

[Peter]

More pictures of the 4 robot barn. Something I have never seen before. Conveyor to put bedding down.

 

[Peter]

Another new one goes in the barn

 

[Peter]

17 year old A2 fired up in its new home